Hiking Backpack is a memento item in Project Zomboid. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.96. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Memento Miscellaneous
Wearing it changes run speed to 0.96. It holds 20 with 75% weight reduction. It weighs 1.2.
Mostly a flavour item. Check the crafting menu: some can be taken apart for materials, and some count as a keepsake or decoration.
More: Item database.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Bag_HikingBag_Travel | Memento |
Base.Bag_NormalHikingBag | Memento |
2 versions share the name Hiking Backpack, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Hiking Backpack is on 20 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Store Backpacks | Camping (box, cupboard, shelves); Camping storage (box, crate); Fishing (cupboard); and 4 more places | 17% | 4 |
| Hiker | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 1.2% | 4 |
| Survival Gear | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 0.86% | 4 |
| Locker Army Bedroom Home | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.50% | 4 |
| Crate Camping | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 4 more places | 0.28% | 4 |
| Vacation Stuff | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 0.19% | 4 |
| Wardrobe Generic | Any building (cabinet); Bedroom (locker, cabinet) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Seasonal Worker Lockers | Agri worker dorm (locker) | under 0.1% | 4 |
It is on 12 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any ignorezombiedensity, any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder, any ismemento.
It weighs 1.2 in Build 42.
Base.Bag_HikingBag_Travel, Base.Bag_NormalHikingBag (variants share the name).
Capacity 20, weight reduction 75%.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.